Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Family: Cerithiidae ceriths (See list of species below)

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81 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Argyropeza divina []	No picture found Argyropeza schepmaniana []	No picture found Bittium glareosum []
No picture found Bittium impendens []	No picture found Bittium sergentum []	No picture found Bittium variegatum []
No picture found Cerithium abditum []	No picture found Cerithium adansonii []	No picture found Cerithium alutaceum []
No picture found Cerithium alveolus []	Cerithium atromarginatum [Black lipped cerith]	Cerithium balteatum []
No picture found Cerithium buzzurroi []	Cerithium citrinum [Yellow cerith]	No picture found Cerithium claviforme []
Cerithium columna []	Cerithium coralium [Coral cerith]	No picture found Cerithium dialeucum []
Cerithium echinatum [Spinose cerith]	No picture found Cerithium egenum [Needle snail]	No picture found Cerithium flemischi []
No picture found Cerithium interstriatum []	No picture found Cerithium kobelti []	No picture found Cerithium koperbergi []
No picture found Cerithium lifuense []	No picture found Cerithium lissum []	No picture found Cerithium madreporicolum []
No picture found Cerithium moniliferum []	No picture found Cerithium munitum []	Cerithium nesioticum []
Cerithium nodulosum [Giant knobbed cerith]	No picture found Cerithium ophioderma []	No picture found Cerithium pacificum []
No picture found Cerithium planum []	Cerithium punctatum []	Cerithium rostratum [Beaked cerith]
Cerithium salebrosum [Uneven cerith]	No picture found Cerithium scabridum []	No picture found Cerithium scobiniforme []
No picture found Cerithium stigmosum []	No picture found Cerithium tenellum []	No picture found Cerithium traillii [Traill's cerith]
No picture found Cerithium zebrum []	No picture found Cerithium zonatum [Belted horn]	No picture found Clypeomorus adunca []
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis [Necklace cerith]	No picture found Clypeomorus bifasciata [Morus cerith]	No picture found Clypeomorus brevis []
No picture found Clypeomorus chemnitzianus [Chemnitz cerith]	No picture found Clypeomorus coralium []	No picture found Clypeomorus humilis []
No picture found Clypeomorus inflata []	No picture found Clypeomorus moniliferus []	No picture found Clypeomorus nympha []
Clypeomorus patulum []	No picture found Clypeomorus pellucida [Pellucid cerith]	No picture found Clypeomorus petrosa []
No picture found Clypeomorus petrosus []	No picture found Clypeomorus purpurastoma []	No picture found Clypeomorus subbreviculus []
No picture found Clypeomorus traillii []	No picture found Clypeomorus tuberculatus []	No picture found Clypeomorus zonatus []
No picture found Colina macrostoma []	No picture found Plesiotrochus pagodiformis []	No picture found Plesiotrochus unicinctus []
Pseudovertagus aluco [Aluco vertagus]	No picture found Pseudovertagus clava []	Pseudovertagus nobilis [Noble vertagus]
Rhinoclavis articulata [Articulate vertagus]	Rhinoclavis aspera [Rough vertagus]	No picture found Rhinoclavis diadema []
Rhinoclavis fasciata [Banded vertagus]	No picture found Rhinoclavis kochi [Koch's cerith]	Rhinoclavis longicaudata []
No picture found Rhinoclavis matukense []	No picture found Rhinoclavis obeliscus []	Rhinoclavis sinensis [Obelisk vertagus]
Rhinoclavis sordidula [Dwarf vertagus]	Rhinoclavis vertagus [Common vertagus]	Styliferina goniochila []

81 Species of Family Cerithiidae
(ceriths)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Argyropeza divina		Indo-West Pacific.
Argyropeza schepmaniana		Western Central Pacific
Bittium glareosum		Pacific Ocean.
Bittium impendens		Central Pacific.
Bittium sergentum		Western Central Pacific
Bittium variegatum		Western Pacific
Cerithium abditum		Western Pacific
Cerithium adansonii		Indo-West Pacific
Cerithium alutaceum		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium alveolus		Central Pacific
Cerithium atromarginatum	Black lipped cerith	Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium balteatum		Western Pacific.
Cerithium buzzurroi		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium citrinum	Yellow cerith	Indo-West Pacific.	5 ShH
Cerithium claviforme		Western Pacific
Cerithium columna		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium coralium	Coral cerith	Indo-West Pacific.	5 SHL
Cerithium dialeucum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium echinatum	Spinose cerith	Indo-Pacific.	8 SHL
Cerithium egenum	Needle snail	Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium flemischi		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium interstriatum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium kobelti		Western Pacific	3.5 ShH
Cerithium koperbergi		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium lifuense		Western Pacific.	3.5 ShH
Cerithium lissum		Western Pacific
Cerithium madreporicolum		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium moniliferum		Indo-West Pacific
Cerithium munitum		Indo-West Pacific.
Cerithium nesioticum		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Cerithium nodulosum	Giant knobbed cerith	Indo-Pacific. The form o	15 SHL
Cerithium ophioderma		Pacific Ocean
Cerithium pacificum		Pacific Ocean.
Cerithium planum		Western Central Pacific	3 ShH
Cerithium punctatum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium rostratum	Beaked cerith	Pacific Ocean.
Cerithium salebrosum	Uneven cerith	Central Pacific.
Cerithium scabridum		Indo-West Pacific and the
Cerithium scobiniforme		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium stigmosum		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium tenellum		Central Pacific.	2.5 TL
Cerithium traillii	Traill's cerith	Western Pacific.
Cerithium zebrum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium zonatum	Belted horn	Indo-Pacific.
Clypeomorus adunca		Western Central Pacific
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis	Necklace cerith	Indo-Pacific.	3 SHL
Clypeomorus bifasciata	Morus cerith	Indo-Pacific and the Red	3 SHL
Clypeomorus brevis		Pacific Ocean.	3 ShH
Clypeomorus chemnitzianus	Chemnitz cerith	Western Pacific	3.5 ShH
Clypeomorus coralium		Western Central Pacific	4 ShH
Clypeomorus humilis		Western Pacific	2.5 ShH
Clypeomorus inflata		Western Central Pacific
Clypeomorus moniliferus		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH
Clypeomorus nympha		Indo-Pacific.
Clypeomorus patulum		Western Central Pacific	2.5 TL
Clypeomorus pellucida	Pellucid cerith	Western Pacific.
Clypeomorus petrosa		Western Central Pacific
Clypeomorus petrosus		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH
Clypeomorus purpurastoma		Western Pacific.
Clypeomorus subbreviculus		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH
Clypeomorus traillii		Western Central Pacific	3.5 ShH
Clypeomorus tuberculatus		Western Central Pacific	4 ShH
Clypeomorus zonatus		Western Central Pacific	3 ShH
Colina macrostoma		Western Pacific
Plesiotrochus pagodiformis		Western Central Pacific
Plesiotrochus unicinctus		Western Pacific
Pseudovertagus aluco	Aluco vertagus	Indo-Pacific.	10 SHL
Pseudovertagus clava		Indo-Pacific.
Pseudovertagus nobilis	Noble vertagus	Western Central Pacific
Rhinoclavis articulata	Articulate vertagus	Pacific Ocean. Tropical
Rhinoclavis aspera	Rough vertagus	Indo-Pacific.	6 ShH
Rhinoclavis diadema		Western Pacific
Rhinoclavis fasciata	Banded vertagus	Indo-Pacific.	9.5 SHL
Rhinoclavis kochi	Koch's cerith	Indo-West Pacific. Intro	4 ShH
Rhinoclavis longicaudata		Western Pacific.	6 ShH
Rhinoclavis matukense		Central Pacific
Rhinoclavis obeliscus		Western Central Pacific
Rhinoclavis sinensis	Obelisk vertagus	Indo-Pacific.	7 SHL
Rhinoclavis sordidula	Dwarf vertagus	Indo-West Pacific.
Rhinoclavis vertagus	Common vertagus	Indo-West Pacific	7 SHL
Styliferina goniochila		Indo-West Pacific.

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